text_original: In 750 the Ommeyad dynasty at Damascus had been overthrown by the rival faction of the Abbassides, and Abdurrahman, the only survivor of the family of the dis  possessed caliphs, fled to North Africa, and a few years later crossed into Spain, where a series of victories made him master of the country that had been under the rule of several mutually hostile chiefs.
text_transcription: IN SEVEN FIFTY THE OMIAD DYNASTY AT DAMASCUS HAD BEEN OVERTHROWN BY THE RIVAL FACTION OF THE OBBICIDES AND OBDURAMIN THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE FAMILY OF THE DISPOSSESSED CALIPHS FLED TO NORTH AFRICA AND A FEW YEARS LATER CROSSED INTO SPAIN WHERE A SERIES OF VICTORIES MADE HIM MASTER OF THE COUNTRY THAT HAD BEEN UNDER THE RULE OF SEVERAL MUTUALLY HOSTILE CHIEFS
phonemes: ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ðɪ ˈɑːmaɪˌæd dˈaɪnɐsti æt dɐmˈæskəs hɐdbɪn ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊn baɪ ðə ɹˈaɪvəl fˈækʃən ʌvðɪ ˈæbɐsˌaɪdz, ænd ˈæbdɚɹˌɑːmən, ðɪ ˈoʊnli sɚvˈaɪvɚɹ ʌvðə fˈæmɪli ʌvðə dˈɪs pəzˈɛst kˈeɪlɪfz, flˈɛd tə nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə, ænd ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ kɹˈɔst ˌɪntʊ spˈeɪn, wˌɛɹ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv vˈɪktɚɹiz mˌeɪd hˌɪm mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi ðæt hɐdbɪn ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv sˈɛvɹəl mjˈuːtʃuːəli hˈɑːstəl tʃˈiːfs.